Although there are laws in place to limit the expenditure of political parties in electioneering ahead of polls, the Election Commission lacks a mechanism to monitor such spending, according to some EC officials.

The Election Commission reinstated candidature of 48 aspirants including three from Awami League and 10 from the Ganotantri Party following the order of High Court until Friday.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal yesterday said the commission is ready to tackle all challenges ahead of the upcoming national elections.

At least 52 people were injured in seven districts between Friday night and yesterday afternoon in incidents of pre-polls violence.

When someone is elected, their wealth seems to increase at an exponential rate, said eminent economist and policy analyst Debapriya Bhattacharya yesterday.

Election Commissioner Ahsan Habib Khan yesterday said any polling centre where fake votes are cast will be shut down, and the presiding officer of the centre will be fired.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today categorically said Bangladesh won't accept any foreign meddling to the January 7 national polls

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Stating that every election is challenging, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal today said the commission is ready to tackle any challenges for holding the upcoming national elections

The Border Guard of Bangladesh will work to ensure a peaceful voting atmosphere, said its Director General Maj Gen AKM Nazmul Hasan today

Faridpur’s Bhanga upazila Awami League has sought the cancellation of the candidacy of Mojibur Rahman Chowdhury, popularly known as Nixon Chowdhury, for allegedly breaching the electoral code of conduct..Nixon is contesting the upcoming national election from Faridpur-4 constituency as an

At least 20 activists of independent candidate Shamsul Haque Chowdhury for Chattogram-12 constituency were injured in two separate attacks during electioneering in the district’s Patiya upazila today

At least 15 people were injured following a clash between supporters of two groups of Awami League this afternoon during the election campaign of actor Ferdous Ahmed in Hatirpool of the capital

The Election Inquiry Committee of the Gaibandha-2 constituency issued a show-cause notice to the Jatiya Party candidate Abdur Rashid Sarkar for violating the electoral code of conduct

PM Sheikh Hasina said the countrymen would give a befitting reply to those conspirators through votes on the January 7 election

The electoral law permits the ruling Awami League and opposition Jatiya Party to spend up to Tk 4.5 crore each as campaign expenditure for the January 7 polls

While candidates come up with a lot of strategies to sway voters in their favour, the Awami League candidate of Dinajpur-6 has allegedly gone for a rather unusual approach -- offering free entry to an amusement park.

A “neighbouring country” is directly interfering in Bangladesh’s affairs to hold a “dummy” election on January 7, alleged BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday.

Defying the ban on using plastic for election campaigns, candidates have put up a huge number of laminated and polythene-coated posters in different areas across the capital ahead of the national polls.

A total of 34,530 personnel of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country to help maintain law and order so that the upcoming general election can be held in a free, fair, and peaceful manner.